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Sow half-hardy annuals in early spring, making sure that you protect them from frost. Plant them out after all risk of frost has passed and you'll be rewarded with delightful flowers all throughout the summer. Hint: use the selections in the left menu to narrow down your search for the perfect half-hardy annual seeds for your garden.
Cosmos sulphureus 'Brightness Mixed' Customer RatingPossibly the most free-flowering cosmos of this type. Dwarf and bushy plants are covered with flowers in a delightful mixture of gold, lemon, orange and red from early summer through to the autumn frosts. Spectacular when planted towards the front of annual borders or in containers. Useful links: Read Michael Perry's blog: Make a change to your plant choices More info |
Zinnia elegans 'Purple Prince' Customer RatingOutstanding in Thompson & Morgan trials, these robust plants show excellent garden performance, flowering over a long period and producing an abundance of fully double, deep pink-purple, dahlia-like flowers. This is a taller-than-usual variety of zinnia which will add colour and height to border displays as well as to cut flower arrangements. Zinnia Purple Prince will flower all summer until the first frosts, attracting bees and butterflies as well as the admiration of your neighbours! More info |
Rudbeckia hirta 'Cappuccino'Coneflower, Black-eyed Susan Customer RatingFor a fabulous focal point in borders, plant this dazzling rudbeckia! Large 15cm (6in) diameter blooms in bright shades of rusty gold with contrasting darker centres will bloom all summer long. Vigorous, well-branched and heat tolerant plants will produce stunning semi-tall flowers which are perfect for cutting. More info |
Zinnia marylandica 'Zahara Starlight Rose'Truly spectacular 2010 AAS award-winning bedding plant! The pretty white flowers with an attractive pinky-rose centre are 6cm (2.5in) across when fully open. Bushy, dwarf plants flower freely and are so tolerant of such conditions as heat, humidity and drought that they were planted extensively in floral displays at the Beijing Olympics. Non-stop-flowering Zinnia Zahara Starlight Rose follows on from the success of Zahara Yellow and will similarly attract beneficial insects, such as butterflies, to the garden. A real ‘must’ for borders this season! More info |
Marigold 'Sunburst Mixed' F1 HybridTagetes patula x erecta, Afro-French Marigold A superb four-colour marigold cross, Sunburst Mixed combines the flower power, garden performance and great weather resistance of a French marigold with fabulous flowers that are almost as large as those of an African marigold. Spectacular planted in large drifts as part of a bedding display as well as in large containers. Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here. More info |